Benefits of being a Nurse Manager

I have been a nurse manager for 10 years and I find it harder and harder. I would like to know if there is anyone who enjoys this job and can give me the reasons why. We are looking for nurse managers and are having a difficult time recruiting them.

If you could answer some questions for me maybe that would help

1) What degree do you have?

2) How many units do you supervise?

3) How many people do you supervise?

4) Do you have assistant nurse managers on the off shifts?

5) Can the ANM do evaluations?

6) What benefits do you have?

Personal days? Vacation Days?

7) Are you salaried or hourly?

8) What is your yearly salary?

9) If you are salaried do you get compensatory time off and do you have enough time to take it?

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Mary Lyn D'Aigle

[Mysti]

Originally posted by crrnmanager:

I have been a nurse manager for 10 years and I find it harder and harder. I would like to know if there is anyone who enjoys this job and can give me the reasons why. We are looking for nurse managers and are having a difficult time recruiting them.

If you could answer some questions for me maybe that would help

1) What degree do you have? LPN

2) How many units do you supervise?1 dept.

3) How many people do you supervise?2 RNA

4) Do you have assistant nurse managers on the off shifts?no

5) Can the ANM do evaluations? yes

6) What benefits do you have?

Personal days?2 Vacation Days?10

7) Are you salaried or hourly? salary

8) What is your yearly salary? 33000

9) If you are salaried do you get compensatory time off and do you have enough time to take it? yes and yes

[LIRN]

Degree: ADN

How many units: One

How many people: 6-8

One ANM twice weekly, works with me on day shift, none on the off shifts

ANM can do evals

Personal Days-4, Vac days-20, Holidays-10, Sick days-12

Paid hourly, plus OT

Base(without OT)=$52650.00

[lagala]

Originally posted by crrnmanager:

I have been a nurse manager for 10 years and I find it harder and harder. I would like to know if there is anyone who enjoys this job and can give me the reasons why. We are looking for nurse managers and are having a difficult time recruiting them.

If you could answer some questions for me maybe that would help

1) What degree do you have?BS

2) How many units do you supervise?2

3) How many people do you supervise?60

4) Do you have assistant nurse managers on the off shifts? 2 who rotate d/mn and d/pm

5) Can the ANM do evaluations?yes

6) What benefits do you have?all

Personal days? as many as needed Vacation Days? 4 weeks

7) Are you salaried or hourly?salary

8) What is your yearly salary? 59000

9) If you are salaried do you get compensatory time off and do you have enough time to take it? yes and no, but find time to take